Lyrics for singles by Coldplay

Viva la Vida : Coldplay

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listened as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead, long live the king"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh, who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

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I've been reading books of old                                   I've been reading books of old
The legends and the myths                                        The legends and the myths
Achilles and his gold                                            Hercules the bold
Hercules and his gifts                                           The strength of Gilgamesh
Spider-Man's control                                             Alexander's gold
And Batman with his fists                                        King Arthur in the mists
And clearly I don't see myself upon that list                    And I've never seen myself within that list

But she said where d'you wanna go?                               But she said where d'you wanna go?
How much you wanna risk?                                         How much you wanna risk?
I'm not looking for somebody                                     I'm not looking for a lover
With some superhuman gifts                                       With some miracles or gifts
Some superhero, some fairytale bliss                             No superhero, no fairy tale prince
Just something I can turn to, somebody I can kiss                Just someone I can turn to, somebody I can kiss
I want something just like this                                  I want something just like this
Oh I want something just like this                               Oh I want something just like this
Oh I want something just like this                               Oh I want something just like this
Oh I want something just like this                               Oh I want something just like this

I've been reading books of old                                   I've been reading books from now
The legends and the myths                                        The legends and the myths
The testaments they told                                         Spider-Man's control
The moon and its eclipse                                         Batman with his fists
Superman unrolls                                                 Superman unrolls
A suit before he lifts                                           A suit before he lifts
But I'm not the kind of person that it fits                      But I'm not the kind of person that it fits

She said where d'you wanna go?
How much you wanna risk?
I'm not looking for somebody
With some superhuman gifts
Some superhero, some fairytale bliss
Just something I can turn to, somebody I can miss
Oh I want something just like this

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Oh I want something just like this                               Oh I want something just like this
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